As Liu Xi expected, after Ma Xiu's letter was sent, the rebels outside the city never attacked the city again, but surrounded the city of Chongzhou.

The defenders at the head of the city felt very strange, but the rebels did not attack, they were naturally very willing to see this scene, although they didn't know the reason, but wouldn't it be better not to fight?

The stalemate continued like this until half a month later.

On this day, the captain on duty saw that there was a sudden commotion in the enemy camp, and hurriedly sent someone to report to Ma Xiu.

After Ma Xiu heard the news, he suddenly got up from his seat, these days, he has been waiting for Tuoba Ao to appear, and he has fantasized about this day countless times in his mind.

For some reason, I was a little apprehensive in my heart.

It was not for the next danger, but Ma Xiu was worried about whether the plan could be carried out as previously discussed, so as to solve the rebellion of Shu in one fell swoop.

"Let's go, let's go to the city first, no matter what happens, it won't be worse than now."

As if he saw a hint of Ma Xiu's uneasiness, Liu Xi said softly, and then took Xiao Wu to take the lead and walked outside the house.

Riding the 'Lanyue' Liu Xi felt that it had not been feared by the people of the city in the past few days, with a fat belly and a round waist and some meat.

It's not as happy as you brute.

Sandwiched the horse's belly between his legs, Liu Xi scolded with a smile, and the 'Lanyue' raised his head and snorted, seemingly disdainful of responding to Liu Xi's words.

Riding all the way, soon they reached the head of the city.

Seeing Liu Xi and the others coming, the soldiers at the head of the city immediately retreated to both sides and made way for a road.

Standing at the head of the city, looking intently, sure enough, there were a lot of 'angry mallets' in the rebel camp, and the huge hammer at his waist shone with a chill that pierced his eyes in the sunlight.

"He's coming."

Ma Xiu said softly, his expression a little complicated.

Although there is expectation, there is still patience.

As if sensing Liu Hope's gaze, Ma Xiu took a deep breath, and then squeezed out a smile, "It's okay, don't worry about me, for the sake of Dashu, I'm willing to do anything." ”

After a cup of tea, perhaps the rebel scouts saw the horse embroidery standing at the head of the city, and soon a burly enemy general came on horseback alone.

When he arrived at the head of the city, he stretched out his hand and pointed at Ma Xiu very arrogantly, "His Majesty the Emperor has summoned you to meet you!" ”

opened his voice and called Tuoba Ao His Majesty the Emperor, obviously the person who came must be Tuoba Ao's diehard, and the fear of civil unrest in Shu also had something to do with him.

Therefore, when he saw him, Ma Xiu's face suddenly became a little gloomy.

The person who came seemed to be quite happy to see the unhappy look on Ma Xiu's face, and reached out to make a motion to wipe his neck at the neck, grinning with a mocking look.

Ma Xiu's fist clenched.

Seeing that Ma Xiu was humiliated, the soldiers on the side immediately screamed and scolded, and some of them were short-tempered, and they even bent their bows to shoot the future people under the city.

Stopping his soldiers, Ma Xiu, who had clenched his teeth, said a word of preparation, and then walked towards the city gate.

Liu Xi naturally followed behind him.

The mottled gate slowly opened with the worried faces of the defenders, and the emaciated Ma Xiu jumped on his horse, glanced back at the city, and then turned his head and walked out of the city.

This time, Liu Xi did not ride the 'Lanyue', after all, it was a strange beast, and after being discovered by those cultivators, they would definitely be on guard, thus missing the opportunity to assassinate Tuoba Ao.

Xiao Wu was also left behind by Liu Xi, and in case of an accident, he could respond.

Outside the city gate, the person who came to report the news before was swaying his horse, walking in front of Ma Xiu and Liu Xi unhurriedly, with a proud look on his face, as if he had captured the two of them without blood.

However, the face of the defenders behind him was more frustrated, because this assassination was very important, so ordinary people did not know the slightest news.

Now seeing Ma Xiu going to the enemy camp, these soldiers will probably feel that they are going to surrender to their subordinates, and the bloody battle in the past month has not been lost.

Fortunately, Liu Xi had expected such a situation to happen, so he invited Wei He to take charge, and his prestige over the years allowed Wei He to successfully calm the situation.

Otherwise, there is a high probability that a mutiny will occur.

In front of the camp gate of the rebel camp, the enemy general who led the way turned over and dismounted, threw the reins in his hand to the guards on one side, and stretched his waist, as if he had been a little tired from riding just now.

"You wait here, take me to report to His Majesty the Emperor, and then announce your entry."

The voice came from the nose with disgusting contempt.

After the enemy general finished speaking, he didn't look at the horse embroidery, and walked out of the camp with such a swagger.

Ma Xiu behind him took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in his chest one after another, at this moment, any mistake will affect the implementation of the plan.

And that's not what he wants.

Liu Xi, who was standing behind him, saw that Ma Xiu's fist had turned red, and knew that he was suffering a huge anger in his heart now, but at this moment in front of him, only endure was the best choice.

Because of the humiliation of Ma Xiu, Liu Xi had a killing intent towards the previous enemy general, and if it was done later, he would definitely take advantage of the chaos to take the life of the enemy general who humiliated Ma Xiu.

I don't know if Tuoba Ao did it on purpose, or if the enemy general didn't report it in time, the two waited at the camp gate for half an hour, and then a white-skinned man wearing a water blue robe walked out.

"Your Majesty Xuan'er is here!"

After speaking, the person who came raised his orchid finger and pointed at Liu Xi, although Liu Xi couldn't understand what he said, he could see from that look that it was to stop him.

"Smack!"

A crisp sound was really frightening, and then I saw the messenger fall to the ground, covering his cheek with his hand, and his mouth was full of blood.

The sound also attracted soldiers from all over the place.

Ma Xiu's delicate eyes were full of murderous aura at the moment, and they surrounded the surroundings fiercely, and then they said aloud, and the surrounding soldiers could only hold weapons, standing far away, and did not dare to step forward.

Ma embroidery's appearance has the majesty of the superior.

And when the beaten little eunuch saw that no one stepped forward, he was in a hurry and spit out a mouthful of blood.

After a short time, Dong Ge came with a team of guards, and when he saw this scene, he understood what was going on, and ordered with a cold face.

Later, he saw the guards behind him come forward and carry away the little eunuch who was crying wolf like a chick, probably to behead him.

Everything is to blame, but I can't blame anyone.

Dong Ge and Ma Xiu hugged their fists and saluted, and then made a gesture of please, this time, Ma Xiu also went down the steps, followed behind him, and went towards the middle tent.

Outside the middle tent, there were only two people, one tall and one short, one fat and one thin, with a bald head, wearing a silk gown, and both holding an oil-paper fan in their hands.

It's like a literati who reads poetry and books, but it looks a little funny.

But judging from the momentum, Liu Xi could tell that both of them were masters of the Yuan Shen.

Dong Ge stepped forward and saluted, and the latter glanced at Liu Xi and Ma Xiu, like a god standing in the clouds looking at the ants on the ground.

Immediately, Liu Xi followed Ma Xiu into the middle tent.

One of them was wearing a black gown, with his hands facing away from the door, as if he had just heard a sound, and then he slowly turned around.

It was at this time that Liu Xi saw Tuoba Ao's face, with a Chinese face, thick bearded eyebrows, a pair of bright eyes, and a lean between the eyebrows.

There is not the slightest villain appearance.

Liu Xi even had an idea in his heart that if he wasn't anxious about the throne, after Emperor Ming returned to the west, Tuoba Ao would most likely become a king who made a difference.

It's a pity that Tuoba Ao is too anxious, so he and Ma Xiu have to stop him.

"Should I call you Brother Emperor or Your Majesty?"

I thought that Ma Xiu did it on purpose, so he used the language of the Central Plains when he opened his mouth.

A hint of surprise flashed in Tuoba Ao's eyes, obviously he didn't expect Ma Xiuhui to open his mouth like this, and then waved his wide sleeves, "Is the imperial brother holding a grudge against me?" ”

It turned out that Tuoba Ao would also speak in the Central Plains.

And he used me with this opening, obviously, Tuoba Ao is bound to the throne.

Ma Xiu nodded undeniably, "To be honest, there is indeed a bit of grudge, the chaos in Dashu is caused by you, why don't you wait for the situation of those few years, after a hundred years of your father, the rivers and mountains of Dashu are naturally yours, why bother to make such a rebellion!" ”

Hearing this, Tuoba Ao laughed loudly.

After laughing, Tuoba Ao's face showed a fierce look, "Do you think I don't want to?" Over the years, I have been showing the best version of myself, but no matter what good results I have made, what reputation I have achieved, what is the use! ”

Speaking of this, Tuoba Ao's face has become a little hideous, and his panting voice has become a little rougher, "In exchange, I am more than thirty years old, but I still don't even want to give me the title of prince!" ”

Hearing this, Liu Xi probably understood the reason for the civil strife in Shu.

Tuoba Ao wanted to be the emperor, but Emperor Ming did not establish a prince for a long time, so Tuoba Ao, who had been in forbearance for many years, broke off the idea of continuing to wait silently, so as to raise troops to seize power.

In all dynasties, such things are not uncommon, after all, the royal family has no family affection.

Once the emperor is in hand, the world is in hand, who doesn't want to?

Angry, Tuoba Ao, whose chest was undulating, pointed at Ma Xiu with his finger, "All this is caused by you, my father wants to pass on the throne to you, this is really unfair, what have you done for Dashu?" What else is there besides messing around all these years? Why did I give everything but couldn't get the throne, and you have had enough fun, enough trouble, and you can inherit the throne when you return to Dashu? ”

Tuoba Ao's words made Ma Xiu a little speechless, all along, he was unwilling to face this problem, in his heart, Ma Xiu knew that his father intended to pass on the throne to him, but Ma Xiu, who was used to being lazy by nature, did not want to be tied to the position of the emperor, so Emperor Ming was not reluctant.

Ma Xiu thought that after a long time, Emperor Ming could understand his intentions, so that Tuoba Ao would succeed him, but he really did not expect that there would be such a situation today.

Therefore, in the face of Tuoba Ao's anger, Ma Xiu didn't know how to speak for a while.

"I have endured for many years, but I fell short at the end of the day, and as an emperor, your mind is not open enough."

Liu Xilang said in a loud voice, Ma Xiu is not interested in the throne at all, Emperor Ming will never force him, otherwise he will not be away from Ma Xiu for many years, so the throne will eventually be passed to Tuoba Ao.

Liu Xi can be sure of this, especially when he informed Emperor Ming of the assassination of Tuoba Ao a few days ago, the latter was quite sad.

Liu Xi's words made Tuoba Ao's face show a look of anger, and his eyes widened, "I am the son of destiny, how dare this ant talk about it!" ”

After saying this, Tuoba Ao took out the long sword on the table, and the sword carried a cold light and stabbed Liu Xi's throat.